a visit to Arkansas

how I spent the 37th International Sketchcrawl . . ., a photo by vickylw on Flickr.

. . . and the previous day. We took a quick trip to visit old friends now living in Arkansas. It rained the whole time, but Ceilidh was still able to have fun running circles in the huge backyard, chasing squirrels, birds, chipmunks, and deer. I also saw a pair of pileated woodpeckers, though not long enough to draw them.



Our friends live in a forest on the edge of Norfolk Lake -- lots of tall oak trees which were just beginning to turn color. Last time we came, there had been a flood -- requiring a boat to take people out to their boat dock! This time the nation's drought showed in many places. A finger of the lake we passed on the way was dried up in several places.